ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ji-Hae Park - Violinist
Ji-Hae Park spreads the joy of classical to music to those who might not otherwise hear it -- and in the process shows that you can rock out on the violin.

Why you should listen

Ji-Hae Park was on the fast track to violin stardom when she ... paused. Why was it simply her goal to be the best violin player in the world? Was there more to music than that? And thus she began to think differently about how to "play" her life. Now -- along with playing prestigious concert halls, winning prizes and making a new album for Decca called Baroque in Rock -- she makes time to play in hospitals, churches, prisons, anywhere she feels she can reach people with music. Her friendly, entertaining rearrangements of classical music invite new listeners in.

She was named The Respected Korean 2010  for her leadership and influence on the national development. She is playing on the Petrus Guarnerius 1735, Venedig on loan from the German Foundation (Deutsche-Stiftung- Musikleben) since 2003.

More profile about the speaker
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Ji-Hae Park: The violin, and my dark night of the soul

Đi-Hae Park (Ji-Hae Park): Violina i tamna noć moje duše

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U svom nastojanju da postane svetski poznata violinistkinja, Đi-Hae Park pala je u tešku depresiju. Jedino je muzika mogla ponovo da je izvuče - i tako joj pokaže da njen cilj ne treba da bude da svira u raskošnim koncertnim dvoranama, nego da čudo instrumenta približi što većem mogućem broju ljudi.
- Violinist
Ji-Hae Park spreads the joy of classical to music to those who might not otherwise hear it -- and in the process shows that you can rock out on the violin. Full bio

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Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
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HiZdravo, everybodyсвима.
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Zdravo svima.
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Ban-gap-seum-ni-daBan-gap-seum-ni-da.
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Ban-gap-seum-ni-da.
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I'd like to shareОбјави with you a little bitмало of me
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Htela bih sa vama
da podelim malo mog
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playingиграње my life.
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sviranja mog života.
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I mightМожда look successfulуспјешно and happyсрећан
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Možda izgledam uspešno i srećno
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beingбиће in frontфронт of you todayданас,
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danas pred vama,
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but I onceједном sufferedпретрпео from severeозбиљан depressionдепресија
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ali sam jednom patila
od teške depresije
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and was in totalукупно despairочајање.
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i bila sam
u potpunom očajanju.
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The violinвиолина, whichкоја meantмислио everything to me,
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Violina, koja mi je značila sve,
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becameпостао a graveгроб burdenтерет on me.
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postala je za mene težak teret.
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AlthoughIako manyмноги people triedПокушали to comfortудобност and encourageохрабрити me,
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Iako je mnogo ljudi pokušalo
da me uteši i ohrabri,
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theirњихова wordsречи soundedзвучало like meaninglessбесмислено noiseбука.
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njihove reči zvučale su
kao besmislena buka.
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When I was just about to give everything up
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Kada sam krenula da odustanem
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after yearsгодине of sufferingпатња,
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nakon godina patnje,
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I startedпочела to rediscoverponovo otkrije the trueистина powerмоћ of musicмузика.
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počela sam da ponovo otkrivam
istinsku moć muzike.
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In the midstсредином of hardshipteškoćama,
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U sred poteškoća,
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it was the musicмузика that gaveдала me -- that restoredvratiti u prethodno stanje my soulдушу.
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muzika mi je pomogla
i povratila moju dušu.
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The comfortудобност the musicмузика gaveдала me
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Uteha koju mi je dala muzika
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was just indescribableneopisiv,
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bila je prosto neopisiva,
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and it was a realправи eye-openingpredsedava experienceискуство for me too,
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i za mene je to bilo
pravo otkriće,
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and it totallyтотално changedпромењено my perspectiveперспектива on life
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i u potpunosti je promenilo
moj pogled na život
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and setкомплет me freeбесплатно from the pressureпритисак
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i oslobodilo me pritiska
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of becomingпостаје a successfulуспјешно violinistвиолиниста.
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da postanem
uspešna violinistkinja.
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Do you feel like you are all aloneсами?
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Da li se osećate
kao da ste sami?
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I hopeнадати се that this pieceпиеце will touchдодирни and healхеал your heartсрце,
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Nadam se da će ovaj komad
dodirnuti i izlečiti vaše srce,
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as it did for me.
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kao što je to uradio
za mene.
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Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
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Now, I use my musicмузика to reachдостигнути people'sљуди heartsсрца
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Svoju muziku koristim
da doprem do srca ljudi
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and have foundнашао there are no boundariesгранице.
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i otkrila sam
da ne postoje granice.
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My audienceпублика is anyoneбило ко who is here to listen,
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Moja publika je svako
ko je tu da sluša,
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even those who are not familiarпознат with classicalklasične musicмузика.
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čak i oni koji nisu upoznati
s klasičnom muzikom.
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I not only playигра at the prestigiousprestižna classicalklasične concertконцерт hallsхале
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Ne sviram samo u prestižnim
klasičnim koncertnim dvoranama
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like CarnegieCarnegie HallDvorana and KennedyKennedy CenterCentar,
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poput Karnegi hola i Kenedi cetnra,
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but alsoтакође hospitalsболнице, churchesцркве, prisonszatvorima,
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nego i u bolnicama,
crkvama, zatvorima
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and restrictedограничен facilitiesобјеката for leprosylepra patientsпацијенти,
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i zatvorenim postrojenjima
za obolele od lepre,
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just to mentionпомени a fewнеколико.
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samo da pomenem neke.
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Now, with my last pieceпиеце, I'd like to showсхов you
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Svojim poslednjim komadom
želela bih da vam pokažem
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that classicalklasične musicмузика can be so much funзабавно, excitingузбудљиво,
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da klasična muzika
može biti zabavna, uzbudljiva
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and that it can rockроцк you.
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i može da vas uzdrma.
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Let me introduceувести you to my brandМарка newново projectпројекат,
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Dozvolite da vam predstavim
moj novi projekat,
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"BaroqueBarokni in RockRok,"
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"Barok u roku,"
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whichкоја becameпостао a goldenзлатни discdisk mostнајвише recentlyнедавно.
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koji je skoro dobio
zlatnu ploču.
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It's suchтаква an honorчаст for me.
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To je velika čast za mene.
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I think, while I'm enjoyingуживајући my life as a happyсрећан musicianмузичар,
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Mislim da dok uživam
u životu srećnog muzičara
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I'm earningзарада a lot more recognitionпризнање than I've ever imaginedзамишљен.
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dobijam puno više priznanja
nego što sam ikada zamišljala.
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But it's now your turnред.
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Ali sada je vaš red.
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ChangingPromena your perspectivesperspektiva
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Promena vaše perspektive
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will not only transformпреобразити you but alsoтакође the wholeцела worldсвет.
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će izmeniti ne samo vas
nego i čitav svet.
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Just playигра your life with all you have,
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Svirajte svoj život
sa svim što imate
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and shareОбјави it with the worldсвет.
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i podelite ga sa svetom.
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I really look forwardнапред to witnessingsvedoci
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Stvarno se radujem
što ću prisustvovati
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a transformingтрансформише worldсвет by you, TEDstersTEDsters.
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svetu koji menjate
vi, TEDsteri.
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PlayIgra your life, and stayостани tunedподешен.
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Svirajte svoj život i ostanite sa mnom.
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Translated by Mile Živković
Reviewed by Dejan Vicai

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ji-Hae Park - Violinist
Ji-Hae Park spreads the joy of classical to music to those who might not otherwise hear it -- and in the process shows that you can rock out on the violin.

Why you should listen

Ji-Hae Park was on the fast track to violin stardom when she ... paused. Why was it simply her goal to be the best violin player in the world? Was there more to music than that? And thus she began to think differently about how to "play" her life. Now -- along with playing prestigious concert halls, winning prizes and making a new album for Decca called Baroque in Rock -- she makes time to play in hospitals, churches, prisons, anywhere she feels she can reach people with music. Her friendly, entertaining rearrangements of classical music invite new listeners in.

She was named The Respected Korean 2010  for her leadership and influence on the national development. She is playing on the Petrus Guarnerius 1735, Venedig on loan from the German Foundation (Deutsche-Stiftung- Musikleben) since 2003.

More profile about the speaker
Ji-Hae Park | Speaker | TED.com